Bing Crosby Rediscovered

American Masters

The Boomer List

American Masters

Take a comprehensive look at 19 iconic baby boomers — one born each year of the boom, 1946-1964. In intimate interviews by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the film’s subjects illuminate the important movements and changes that shaped the world during the baby boom years.

American Masters

American MastersTroobadours is the first-hand account of the genesis and blossoming of this 1970s music movement, centering on Carole King and James Taylor's historic collaboration and the nightclub that nurtured a community.

WGBH ARTS

Venture inside the creative process of artists from across the country. See profiles, performances, and contemporary exhibitions with highlights from the New England art scene.

Fridays at 8:30pm on WGBH 2

Allan Gurganus, author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and The Practical Heart, discusses the ways that Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird influenced him as an adolescent. The novelist's ability to distill national issues into a local, familiar setting, he says, made him excited about literature. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).